Finger ring and method for making the same



Jan. 11, 1932s.- R, E, RICHTER 2,105,227

FINGER RING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Filed Oqt. a, 1956 l'nve ntor WV Jae/2214a; 25:

iiorngg Patented Jan. 11, was a UNITED STATES FINGER RING AND METHOD Foit MAKING V THE SAME Richard E. Richter, Montgomery, Minn. Application October 8, 1936, .Serial No. 104,617

' 4Qlaims; (o1. (is-'15) This invention relates to novelty jewelry, and method for making the same, and more particularly, to afmethod of forming finger rings from an inexpensive plastic material which can be simply and cheaply produced. 7 l

One of the objectsof my inventionis to provide a ring which incorporates an emblem, or other ornamental element of varying thickness; including monograms with a ring member formed of a suitable plastic material. V

, Another object is to provide a ring having an ornamental element embedded in a transparent plastic of substantial thickness, giving the ornament an appearance of depth otherwise not obtained. V

Another object of my invention is toprovicle a plastic ring of variegated colors of any desired combination. c 1

These and other objects and advantagesof the invention will be more fully set forth in the.following description made in connection with the accompanying drawing, in whichlike reference charactersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a ring-shaped element which forms the body of the ring;

'Fig. 2 shows the ring body with a semi-circular plastic element secured to it on either side;

Fig. Sshows additional plastic elements formed in half circles and secured on the outer sides of the semi-circular elements shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows the built-up body of the ring with the thickened portion flattened on its outer's ide;

Fig. 5 shows a rectangular flat piece of plastic material cemented to the flattened portion of the body of the ring; c

Fig. 6 shows a similar rectangular piece of a V contrasting color secured on the rectangular piece described in Fig. 5; I V 40 Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of the ornamental element with plastic material superposed thereonf V Fig. 8 shows the position of the ornamental element'on the body of the ring;

Fig. 9 is a top plan of the completed ring showing the differently colored plastic elements making up the body of the ring and the ornamental element beneath the superposed transparent plastic material;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the completed ring; and

Fig. 11 is an end view of the same.

In forming my ring, I first produce a ringshaped piece of plastic material H, such as cellulcid, and secure to the sides thereof by means of a suitable transparent. plastic cement, two semi-circular flat plastic sheets I2 which are preferably of a color contrasting with that of the member ll.

c The flared base of the ring is formed by securing to the semi-circular sheets [2 a pair of arcuate plastic elements I3 of substantially more thickness than the sheets l2. When building up the ring, I prefer tothoroughly dry the plastic cement, or other suitable binder, at the end of each step of the construction.

.T'he built-up portion of the body of the ring is then flattened, as at ,I4, and a rectangular, or other suitably shaped piece'of plastic mate'- rial l5, preferably the same thickness as the 7 sheets I2, is secured to the flattened portion i4,

and a relatively thicker piece I6 of a contrasting color is mounted over the element I5. The above steps complete the formation of the body,

ornamental'device, and may beformed of metal or other materials. Over this ornamental element is superimposed a'transparent material which is preferably a plastic similar to the body of the ring. I prefer to superimpose a block I8 of this transparent material over the ornamental element I! by heating the block and pressing it over the top of the ornamental element in such a way that the latter is embedded in the block with a substantially flat bottom surface. The parts I! and I8 can then be secured to the base of the ring at 16 with a suitable cement.

The elements making up the ring having been assembled, I'then grind it down or otherwise shape it in such a way that the body of the ring is rounded and flared in an attractive shape and the superimposed block "3 is also rounded to conform with the curve of thebody of the ring. The entire ring is then polished in a suitable manner to present the final form illustrated in Figs. 9 through 11.

I have described above the preferred method for carrying out my invention, but it is possible to produce a satisfactory ring by cutting out the under face of the transparent block l8 in such a way that the ornamental element I! may be fitted into it without heating the block. The element I! may be secured to the block bya suitable transparent cement, or other adhesive,

. but-this is not necessary since the block l8 can be secured to the base [6, and thereby retain the ornamental element in position.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that an attractive ring in suitable contrasting colors can be simply and inexpensively produced, either for sale to organizations with an identifying ornamental element, or ornamentation attractive to more general trade can be incorporated Without any change in the method of manufacture. The article is light and durable and can be made in a variety of shapes and sizes at little or no additional expense. Furthermore, the substantially thick block of plastic material in which the ornament is embedded, prevents chipping, a fault of jewelry which has a thin veneer on its upper side. This smooth unbroken surface also prevents the ornamental element from catching the clothing where an irregular shape is used.

It will, of course, be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, details, proportions and arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of making finger rings and the like which includes partially shaping a plurality of plastic elements, joining said elements with a transparent adhesive to form the body of the ring, flattening a portion of said body to provide an ornament receiving head, securing a base block to said flattened head, securing an ornamental element to said head with a block of transparent plastic material of substantially greater thickness than said ornament, and shaping the outer surface of said ring body and said block of transparent plastic material, the shaping of said block being done in a manner which will produce the optical effect of enlarging said ornament and giving it a third dimensional appearance.

2. The method of making finger rings and the like which includes partially shaping a plurality of plastic elements, inserting between said plastic elements relatively thin layers of plastic material of a color contrasting with that of said elements, and in planes transverse of the axis of the ring, joining said elements with a transparent adhe sive to form the body of the ring, flattening a portion of said body to provide an ornament re ceiving head, securing a base block to said flattened head, securing an ornamental element to said head with a block of transparent plastic material of substantially greater thickness than said ornament, and shaping the outer surface of said ring body and said block of transparent plastic material, the shaping of said block being done in a manner which will produce the optical effect of enlarging said ornament and giving it a third dimensional appearance.

3. The method of making finger rings and the like which includes partially shaping a plurality of plastic elements, joining said elements with a transparent adhesive to form the body of the ring, flattening a portion of said body to provide an ornament receiving head, securing a base block to said flattened head, securing an irregular ornamental object to said head with a block of transparent plastic material of substantially greater thickness than said ornament, and shaping the outer surface of said ring body and said block of transparent plastic material, the shaping of said block being done in a manner which will produce the optical effect of enlarging said ornament and giving it a third dimensional appearance.

4. A finger ring and the like comprising a centrally positioned, substantially circular ring element, laterally positioned substantially semi-circular elements secured to the sides of said ring with a transparent adhesive, said semi-circular elements being of a shape and size substantially equivalent to transversely cut halves of said ring, said built up body being provided with a flattened head portion, an ornamental device on said flattened head, and a relatively thick transparent plastic block secured to said head portion over said ornamental device, said ornamental device being of irregular shape and thickness and being embedded in said transparent plastic block, and said block being adhesively secured to said head.

RICHARD E. RICHTER. 

